[c-nsp] Session Border Controllers - Deployment

[Chris Cappuccio]

If the SBC supports NAT/routing then you could make it the default route
for the metaswitch.  Typically an SBC is an application level proxy which
proxies SIP packets and RTP packets.  It may do authentication on the SIP
registrations as well.  

Paul Stewart [paul at canseek.ca] wrote:
> We have a pair of session border controllers from Jasomi that are being used to
> protect a Metaswitch softswitch device.... my question is (in the Cisco world)
> how a typical deployment of these works?
> 
> For example, if you were using Cisco boxes for SBC's, do they normally protect
> the IP switch itself as a routed device?  We're hearing of deployments done in a
> "bump on the wire" scenario so trying to find out which is most common and best
> deployment method?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Paul
> 
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